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fajita

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /fəˈhiːtə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F AH0 JH IY1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F AH0 HH IY1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨西哥烤肉 (Mòxīgē kǎoròu) — dish
  • Esperanto: faĥito — dish
  • Finnish: fajita — dish
  • French: fajita — dish
  • German: Fajita — dish
  • Greek: φαχίτα (fachíta) — dish
  • Japanese: ファヒータ (fahīta) — dish
  • Korean: 파히타 (pahita) — dish
  • Russian: фахи́та (faxíta) — dish
  • Spanish: fajita — dish
  • Turkish: fajita — dish